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Please note that the Kurds are, overwhelmingly, Muslim. \u00a0The strife between them and their (likewise overwhelmingly Muslim) neighbors is seldom if ever religiously motivated.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 A short Deseret News article from the past that some might find helpful in understanding recent headlines out of Turkey, etc.: \u00a0 http:\/\/www.deseretnews.com\/article\/865614471\/Who-are-the-Kurds.html \u00a0 Please note that the Kurds are, overwhelmingly, Muslim. \u00a0The strife between them and their (likewise overwhelmingly Muslim) neighbors is seldom if ever religiously motivated. \u00a0 Posted from Oslo, Norway […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1019,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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